Officials on the Greek island of Rhodes evacuated thousands of locals and tourists from villages in the southeast of the Aegean island, where wildfires were raging out of control for a fifth day. - An 'unprecedented situation' -
Local officials on Rhodes said on Saturday they had moved 30,000 people threatened by wildfires to safety including 2,000 who had to be ferried off beaches.
Situazione drammatica sull'isola greca di Evia, dove il villaggio di Ellinika (nord dell'isola) è
attualmente circondato dalle fiamme, mentre vigili del fuoco e residenti - quelli che non hanno
accolto l'invito a abbandonare le proprie case - stanno cercan. (ANSA)